Gym Machines

For a moment the gym filled with many new faces today, young and old, most so fit that they don’t need to be there.

As I took a walk among the rows of machines, for the first time ever became overwhelmed.

Row upon row, of people sitting, or barely moving at all.

Witnessing that felt that this is not, what a gym should be about.

For the first time ever, it has become clear to me.

That using a machine, does not help at all, period.

I saw all the machines a s a whole, the sum of all workouts.

All people sitting there un-moving, we have to learn to avoid them.

To never sit, never lay, never stand.

If you can do it without disturbing others, grab onto the dumbbells and walk all the way around.

The people who walk in the morning at the mall, get a better workout than those who come to the gym.

At the mall, the point is to move, to get a workout, at the gym, that becomes confused.

With all these fantastic machines, that lull you into sitting, and sitting, and sitting.

Let me say this loud and clear, do not come to the gym, without an interval timer ready.

I don’t care anymore it costs you money, or if you find a free app.

Set your timer to one minute workout, two minutes rest, get a nice slow playlist, Country is always good.

And slowly over time, cut that rest period down to zero, so that you move non-stop.

You can use machines at first, but 1980s aerobics with eventually heavier dumbbells are the best.

That’s safe low-impact fitness and bodybuilding, all rolled into one.

My gym recently installed new equipment, impressive design for a device never proven to be useful.

Also with an unfortunate choice, of load bearing bolts that stick out, and parade a decorative design.

And someone, that I started calling the Gym Jesus, has taken upon him self, or her self – I think it could be a girl.

To boldly seek out all the loose bolts, and go where no man has ever gone before.

Save the gentle folk of my gym from sitting, by secretly and very slowly no doubt - unscrewing all the bolts by hand.

With all the security cameras around, they will be caught.

Hopefully before, someone gets stuck in a collapsed machine. or worse, as those are four inch load bearing bolts after all.

But not before sending a very loud and clear message: “I tried to save you from sitting at the gym”